Since schools have closed
for the End-Year Holidays, Bryce-Home Kenya had an opportunity to fellowship
with all the children under this program.

We noted that most of the
children who were born when Bryce-Home program just started in the last six
years are now grown and are a true testimony to what God can do to the needy
through willing hearts of His servants.

We take a look at a
five-year old young boy called Roger. As the mother narrates, this boy was
just a few months old when Roger Oakland visited Kenya on a mission courtesy
of Bryce-Home program. This little baby, Roger got hold of Roger Oakland
while the mother drew closer to greet the visitors. It is this encounter
that touched the heart of the visitors to introduce the mother into the
program. Since then, the family had experienced a great relief in sustaining
itself as the mother could get a monthly support in terms of foodstuff. Now
through the little boy, the entire family (BH #23) has not remained the
same. This is just but one of the touching testimonies about the children
brought up under the Bryce-Home Program.

During our fellowship and
face-to-face conversation with the children, a lot of things came into our
picture. Ranging from the testimonies regarding the gains made by the
children under this program to their individual needs, the forum became very
useful to enable us plan accordingly with the children in mind.

Testimonies From The Children

The following were listed
as breakthroughs by the children in this program;

i)Access
to clean water through the provision of water tanks has relieved them from
the burden of being sent to fetch water from very far rivers with 20 liters
buckets on their heads. This posed a health risk in their lives as the
parents used them as the beast of burden.

ii)Establishment
of houses in a number of Bryce Homes has provided them with enough space to
study at home and have a quiet bed rest at night.

iii)Provision
of solar-lamps has played a great role as the children are able to read and
perform excellently at school.

iv)Provision
of bedding also improved their comfort and reduced the risk of being
affected by pneumonia during cold.

v)The
spiritual encouragement that has since flourished in the churches whose
pastors are under Bryce-Home program has greatly motivated the children to
lead a true Christian life.

vi)The
foodstuff has provided them with the opportunity to feed on a balanced diet
hence the exit of deficiency diseases such as miasmas and kwashiorkor.

Needs Of The Children

While
speaking with hopes, each child had a prayer need as they proceed for the
Holidays from schools. Some of these needs included the following;

i)Three
quarters of the children requested the Bryce Home Board to assist them with
stationery ranging from books, pens and Mathematical Instruments.

ii)Most of the children from a
particular bushy remote area full of thorns requested for shoes to enable
them reduce the risk of being prickled by thorns while walking to school. In
fact, we noted one boy who was worst pricked by some poisonous thorn and he
is now on medication.

iii)Clothing
has posed a major challenge in the lives of all the children as some dress
in rags for clothes.

iv)We
also noted that most of the little kids required play kits like balls and
ropes to keep them busy over the holidays. Some of them see children of
their well off neighbors play using such kits making them to scramble for
the same.

REMARKS BY THE BRYCE-HOME KENYA BOARD

As a board given the
responsibility to facilitate this noble mission of the Lord, we are so
amazed by the upward trends exhibited in the lives of these little
children. Majority of these children have since put their hopes in this
program and we only need to pray so that the Almighty God may sustain this
program to continue.

As a matter of fact, many
children in the homes neighboring the Bryce-Homes in Kenya persistently
place their requests to be introduced to this program. In reply, we have
always told them to pray that God may provide ways where seems to be no way.
This experience has always made even the Bryce-Homes to at least prepare
meals occasionally to share with the needy children of their neighbors. This
has, in return, given glory to the Almighty God.

As a board, we have since
embarked on a mission to encourage Bryce-Homes which have been blessed with
some harvests from the farms like vegetables to give. It is more blessed to
give than to receive. We are therefore putting forward a prayer item that
the veteran Bryce Homes that have adequately benefited and are in a position
to acquire a self-sustainable status be equipped by way of SBOs to start
supporting others.

We finally thank all the
readers who have always stood with these needy children of God. We will
always be available to make the vision of this program a reality.

Children in a particular region line up to present a song and later pray for the Bryce-Home Program. These children presentedvery touching testimonies.

Children from neighbors enjoy a photo
session with Irene's children

To the far right is Molly with her children as they receivedthe support this month.

Roger, front right, leads fellow children from their neighboring
Bryce-Home as they assembled for a photo session

Roger happily enjoys the photo session with
the rest of the Bryce-Home children in their
neighborhood.

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